Person:George Fields (32)

Watchers
George Fields
m.
  1. Chief Richard FieldsAbt 1762 - 1827
  2. George FieldsAbt 1764 - 1849
  3. John FieldsAbt 1767 -
  4. Luvica FieldsAbt 1770 -
  5. Rev. Turtle FieldsAbt 1774 -
  6. Thomas FieldsAbt 1776 -
  7. Susannah FieldsAbt 1776 -
  • HGeorge FieldsAbt 1764 - 1849
  • W.  Nannie Brown (add)
  • HGeorge FieldsAbt 1764 - 1849
  • W.  Sarah Coody (add)
Facts and Events
Name George Fields
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1764 Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Marriage to Nannie Brown (add)
Marriage to Sarah Coody (add)
Military[1] 1813 Creek war - fought in the Cherokee auxiliary under Andrew Jackson
Death[1] 14 Apr 1849 Indian Territory, United States
Nationality[1] Cherokee - Long Hair Clan
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Susannah Emory, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Sep 2024.

    ... George fought in the Cherokee auxiliary under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War of 1813–1814. [54][55]

    He participated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.[55]

    He migrated to Indian Territory and lived in the Saline district.

    His death on April 14, 1849, was reported in the Cherokee Advocate and The Evening Post.[87][88]

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    54. Starr, Emmet (1969). History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore (1921 Reprint ed.). New York, New York: Kraus Reprint Company. OCLC 16764069, p 467.

    55. Meserve, John Bartlett (Autumn 1936). "Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead" (PDF). The Chronicles of Oklahoma. 14 (3). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society: 349–359. ISSN 0009-6024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024, p 350.

    87. West, C. W. (1978). Tahlequah and the Cherokee Nation 1841-1941. Muskogee, Oklahoma: Muscogee Publishing Company. OCLC 4944497, p 26.

    88. "Deaths: On Saturday, April 14..." The Evening Post. New York, New York. May 29, 1849. p 3.